-- A quotation in the article "Main Street fights Chain Street" in Tuesday's Small Business special report was misattributed. Ellen Davis, a spokeswoman for the National Retail Federation, should have been identified as saying consumers like chain stores because of their familiarity and low prices.

-- An article Nov. 21 about convicted murderer Stanley Tookie Williams misstated an assertion in his petition for clemency. The petition said African Americans were kept off the jury that convicted him of four murders.

-- A photo caption on the front page Tuesday misstated the home of animal rescue volunteer Susan Kay. She lives in Ross.

-- An article in Tuesday's Business section about a Supreme Court case involving eBay misstated Qualcomm's position on the matter. In a brief filed with the court, Qualcomm supported eBay's opponent in the case, MercExchange. Qualcomm argued that judges should issue permanent injunctions against companies found guilty of patent infringement.